Pathology Skeletal Worksheet

define the term disease

abnormal disturbance in a bodies structure or function

difference between a sign and a symptom

subjective vs objective

which of the following would be considered a symptom of a disease process

pain

a compression fracture of the lumbar spine that results from steroid treatments for pain would be an explain of

iatrogenic disease

the process of assigning a name to a patient’s condition is called

diagnosis

list the 7 broad categories used for disease classification

-congenital

-heredity

-inflammatory

-degenerative

-metabolic

-traumatic

-neoplastic

a disease such as cystic fibrosis is transmitted by a parent is termed

hereditary

list the five clinical signs of inflammation

-heat

-swelling

-pain

-redness

-loss of function

define a metabolic disorder

-disturbance of the normal physiological function of the body

-endocrine disorders

name the degenerative disease caused by aging

osteoarthritis

name the inflammatory disease caused by high levels of uric acid in their blood

gout

describe the basic differences between benign and malignant neoplasm

-benign: grows slowly, doesn’t spread

-malignant: grows, invade, spread

what are the 4 ways in which malignant neoplasms metastasize

-hematogenous

-lymphatic

-invasion

-seeding

what congenital pathologic condition is present if the posterior elementsof one or more vertebrae fail to unite?

spina bifida

an inherited disorder of connective tissue characterized by multiple fractures and bluish color of the sclera of the eye is called

osteogenesis imperfecta

a possible cause could be an open fracture

osteomyelitis

what is the most common form of dwarfism

achondroplasia

what is the medical term for clubfoot

talipes equinovarius

pathology of young children resulting in the failure of the femoral head to sit correctly within the acetabulum

congenital hip dysplasia

enchondroma

slow growing benign cartilaginous tumors arising in medullary canal, small bones

osteosarcoma

most common in youth, overgrowth of new bone, occurs at end of long bone near growth plates

osteochondroma

overgrowth of cartilage and bone, starts to develop outside bone through lesion

giant cell tumor

arises at metaphysis and extend down to the epiphysis of long bone

chondrosacromoa

cancer develops from cells that produce cartilage

difference of the appearance of multiple myeloma vs paget’s disease on an image

-multiple myeloma: multiple punctured osteolytic lesions scattered

-paget’s disease: cotton-wool appearance, metabolic, osteoblastic

difference between osteoporosis vs osteopetrosis

-osteoporosis: affects bone reabsorption, genetic, increase in bone density

-osteopetrosis: decrease in bone density, metabolic